It's not every day that you see savagery on the Internet actually make a positive impact. Yup, you read that right. This stepdad posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit and was eviscerated in the comments section by the ruthless judges of the AITA community, but now the Redditor has come back having turned over a new leaf.
Believe it or not, the internet savagery that u/nervousaccomplice74 received actually made him learn to listen to his stepson and realize that he was going through an incredible amount of change during an already difficult stage of life. Who would have thought that the AITA community could do some good in the world, or that this guy would have the capability to look inward and reflect rather than turn a blind eye to what people were saying? What a 180 to have witnessed. Am I about to cry right now? Who's to say?
Keep scrolling below for the original post followed by the update and some new comments. For more stories like this, here's a funny one about a student who was forced to write a fundraising letter to his grandparents.
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